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ANTHONY PUN: Chinese Australian Community Tribute to the late Hon Bob Hawke, AC.
On 16 May 2019, the nation mourns the loss of a great Prime Minister the Hon Bob Hawk, AC. The Chinese Australian community also felt the sad loss of a great humanitarian benefactor who almost single handedly, made a decision to allow 42,000 Chinese students to remain in Australia, despite stiff opposition from his colleagues.
Do I hear the sound of distant drums calling to war over Taiwan?
Since the pivot to Asia initiated by President Obama, President Trump had put into action a trade war and starting the Cold War 2.In the trade war with China most pundits would agree that the US has lost.Now, a third attempt by President Biden with the dangerous introduction of Taiwan into the picture took place.Is war imminent?
Olive branches dampens the sound of distant war drums
With the hospitalization of Trump, the world went into temporary recess from the Cold War and China sends an olive branch to Australia to dampen the sound of distant war drums. As the SCMP suggests, there is still hope for peace and mutual understanding. This week good news comes from an opinion piece by Tom Plate (SCMP 6Oct2020) with the headline US-China relations: mutual understanding is still possible despite the hostility.
Discarding article 9 of the Japanese constitution is not inducive to peace in Asia Pacific
Those service personnel who died in WWII fighting against the Japanese would turn in their grave if they knew that their descendants were rearming Japan. There is no reason for any accelerated arm race or nuclear proliferation in the East Pacific. Why are we creating one? __ Article 9.
We are being led to war with China to satisfy American hegemonic interests
As the American Empire is attempting to open up another war front with China and dragging us into it, the Doomsday clock is now 10 seconds to midnight. Can we resist? The war in Ukraine is not going well for Zelensky. US involvement continues by pouring billions of dollars and armaments into Ukraine and encouraging the countrys president to fight to the last Ukrainian. The US wants to win the Ukraine War with Russia, and Russia also wants to win the war.
The world cannot afford a war between US and China
It is so obvious that the world cannot afford a war between US and China. We have a very serious COVID pandemic with us. We have to try to feed the 7-8 billions global citizens around the world affected by this pandemic and keep them safe from illnesses and dying. We could be facing even a greater economic depression of 1930s in coming months and years. Australia is not alone. We all are in it in this US-China crisis, as evident from the echoes of our silent cry and voices.
ANTHONY PUN. A response to Kim Wingerei -. It’s Time for Ethical Politics”
Lord Acton’s “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely” is still valid today. Man is born innocent and in his acquisition of power, goes astray when unguided by morals and ethical principles. True wisdom is the ability to exercise power with moral and ethical dignity. If these abilities are lost, the people need re-education in moral and ethical philosophy.
Chinese Australians still have hopes for the Federal Labor Albanese Government
The Government needs to keep in mind that Labor won office significantly due to the ‘Chinese Australian’ vote in 5 to 6 key electorates. The governments inaction on China could see those ALP votes disappear. If Australian Government policy remains in lockstep with the US China policy, Chinese Australian voters could put their votes to third parties and cause a hung parliament in the next Federal election.
Passing of Tony Pun a great loss for all Australians
Prominent Chinese community leader, Dr Anthony Tony Pun died last night in Sydney, aged 77. In 1989 he came to public prominence when he lobbied then prime minister Bob Hawke to allow Chinese students to remain in Australia, in the wake of the crackdown on Chinese student protests that led to the Tiananmen Square incident.
ANTHONY PUN. A winter of China panic followed by a spring thawing of Australia-China relations - a view from the Chinese Australian community.
A chronological sequence of the post-winter China panic with the spring thawing of Australia-China relations is presented. Media reports showed a definite attempt to improve Australia-China relations with commitments by PM Morrison, Foreign Minister Marise Payne and former PM Howard. How well can Australia play in the game in making friends with two countries which are currently fighting a trade Cold War and with the US having ambitions to contain China?
ANTHONY PUN: The Battle of Huawei escalates with new fronts opening.
President Trump has upped the ante on the US-China trade war by opening several new fronts in the Battle of Huawei. These fronts are designed to kill Huawei off by banning Tech companies in supplying essential chip hardware. This has caused cancelling of software licences (Google Android) and non-purchase of Huawei equipment. With these new attacks, can Huawei survive? A view from the Chinese media seldom seen in the West is shown here and, in their view, Huawei will survive.
Australia is being goaded into war with China
John Menadues article in Pearls and Irritation about Australia being goaded into war with China is a must read for those Australians who desire to live in harmony and leave a legacy for our descendants to live in this lucky country of ours, in peace and prosperity with our neighbours in the Asia Pacific region. Johns informative article fills in the missing pieces about American hegemony and how we are now becoming a vassal state (President Macrons term) or the 51st State of the USA.
Don't be duped by biased media, reporters and political commentators
We argue for a more independent Australian foreign policy as former Prime Ministers Gough Whitlam, Malcolm Fraser, Bob Hawke, Paul Keating andKevin Rudd have advocated. We can still havea strongalliance with the USA,our very important partner. The USA can be a great asset and global good citizen if onlyit can change course to create peace not wars. Many ordinary Americans would takethis course if they really are given a free choice. The same can besaid forthe great majority ofordinary Australians.
ANTHONY PUN. History of Multiculturalism: Part 2- A decline in support of Multiculturalism from the Howard to the Rudd-Gillard Administrations.
The racial discrimination legislations flourished under Multicultural with NSW leading the pact. A crack in Multiculturalism support emerged during the Howard Administration with the rise of Pauline Hanson and her racial politics. It was the ethnic vote that saved the day and Immigration Minister Phillip Ruddock worked to recapture the votes.
A silent cry of Chinese Australians in this difficult period
As the Australia-China relations deteriorate further, we are trying to highlight our government focus to maintain and protect our trade relations for the sole national interest of sustaining our economic, providing jobs and peaceful co-existence for all nations in the Asia Pacific.
ANTHONY PUN. Understanding the battle for telecommunications supremacy.
Sam Byfords article, on the Huawei chairman accusing American critics of hypocrisy over NSA hacks, represents the current battlefront in the US-China trade war over telecommunications (telecoms) and its battle plan objective. This article takes a deeper dive into the matter in order to understand the nature of this Huawei battle for telecoms supremacy, as part of the US-China trade war and the reaction of US allies to this battle.
ANTHONY PUN. The battle for the Chinese Australian vote.
Important lessons learned in the last state elections in Victoria and NSW point to the ubiquitous use of social media WeChat in influencing voters in the Chinese Australian community and the realisation that their votes could be pivotal in changing governments.
The scary picture of a failed Australia-China trade relations ?
The mainstream newspapers in Australia do not shed much light about the real situation of the Cold trade war between Australia and China. If we look hard enough, we may find factual reporting about this subject in an English language published off-shore, in Hong Kong. The information received from the Murdoch press and other MSM in Australia, sadly including our tax payers funded ABC and SBS tend to blame China only.
ANTHONY PUN. A relapse of China panic.
Three media reports in the Sydney Morning Herald could be seen as a Relapse of the China Panic since it went into remission last December. It came in a period where Chinese Australians celebrate the Lunar New Year and indeed some would say what a bloody new year present (a pun Red packets are gifts during the festive period). The Chinese Australian community reacted to these publications and the SMH was kind enough to publish them.
ANTHONY PUN. Parallels in the US-Japan (1980s) and current US-China trade wars.
The US-Japan trade war of the 1980s has many similarities to the current US-China trade war despite their occurrence 30 years apart. The trigger for the conflicts is the same, i.e. a rival challenging the US hegemony in economic power. History has recorded that Japan had to eat humble pie and suffer severe loss of face. The US-China trade war is triggered by the same US attitude.
ANTHONY PUN. Advances in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.
From a rubber band lizard tail shooter to a molecular biologist and later medical scientist, it took a life time to understand why the lizard loses its tail and is able to regenerate it completely. The advancement of molecule biology in science and medicine has created sophisticated tools for looking into the stimulation and mechanism of tissue repair and led to the introduction of the field of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. A current example of fingertip regeneration is presented.
Bullying in the public health system
The formation of the Australian Health Reform Association (AHReform) is triggered by the need to have a community organisation with members from all healthcare professions to help create a safer working environment for all healthcare professionals so that they can provide the highest standard of care for healthcare consumers.
ANTHONY PUN. Chinese Australian votes and the 2019 NSW State Election
This article promotes the theory that there is an effective Chinese Australian vote that can change political outcome of a seat if the ingredients viz. issues affecting Chinese Australians, high percentage of Chinese Australian voters and a marginal seat. This observation is similar to the ethnic votes under John Howard administration. The conclusion is drawn from observation of events leading to the election, the election result, the use of social medial as a strategic weapon.
ANTHONY PUN. The arrest of Huawei CFO Sabrina Meng in Canada.
The arrest of Meng Wanzhou (Sabrina), the CFO of Huawei, has sent shock waves in China. It would appear that the US-China Trade Cold War has escalated to new level of conflict which involves the arresting of personnel. Canada is the accessory to the kidnapping of Meng on behalf of her American master by choosing on which side the bread is buttered.
ANTHONY PUN. The Battle for the South Pacific.
The Battle for the South Pacific is on!China is already in Australias backyard, the South Pacific, wooing and cultivating friends with soft power. As part of China BRI initiative, Chinese investment with the South Pacific nations totalled US 1.78 billion outstripping Australias AUD137M for subsea internet cable connecting Australia-PNG-Solomon Islands. The current scorecard is China 10 nations and Australia 2 nations. Is Australias or New Zealands security being threatened?
The Chinese Community Council of Australia welcomes PM Morrisons olive branch on community relations and the China-Australia relations at face value and with goodwill. However, we reserve judgement pending resolution of issues with the Chinese Australian community.
If we want to see Hong Kong survive the One Country Two System and retain its form of democracy, then we must not interfere with their process. External influence and funding have been reported but these activities only serve to aggravate the crisis to a point of no return where the PLA may appear in the streets of Hong Kong to restore law and order. In the end game, Hong Kong people lose the One Country Two Systems.
The China Panic, a phrase coined by Professor Bob Carr, ex-Australian Foreign Minister and Director of Australian China Relations Institute (ACRI), started in December 2016 when the media and the Turnbull government started to bash China starting with a media blitz about Chinese political donations to political parties and alleging breach of parliamentary sovereignty and followed by proposed legislation, the Foreign Interference Bills, which was subsequently passed in the Federal Parliament.
The encirclement of China with US and allies bases, has its roots in preventing the spread of Communism in SE Asia after WW2. At the height of the Cold War the host countries had no objections as it provided protection and income. With the emergence of China as an economic power, the bases are now used to contain China for challenging US hegemony. This time, the pundits say, US is not going to win.
ANTHONY PUN: The aftermath of the China Panic & its influence on a General Election
The China Panic has an unintended consequence of shaping the minds of the Chinese Australians and taught them how to be a strategic player in Australian politics. The monopoly held by the Milking Cows, and Uncle Toms in delivering votes to a political party would soon be over and the community will insist on being consulted.
ANTHONY PUN. The Battle for Indo-Pacific.
China is surrounded by at least 16 countries, some with common borders and territorial disputes with her. Japanese PMs proposal in 2005 to form a Quad alliance (US, Australia, India and Japan) is seen by China as the introduction of Cold War in the Asia Pacific. Former Australian Ambassador to China, Geoff Raby provides a deep insight why Australia should not be a part of it.
Australia is being goaded into war with China
John Menadue’s article in Pearls and Irritation about Australia being goaded into war with China is a must read for those Australians who desire to live in harmony and leave a legacy for our descendants to live in this lucky country of ours, in peace and prosperity with our neighbours in the Asia Pacific region. John’s informative article fills in the missing pieces about American hegemony and how we are now becoming a ‘vassal’ state (President Macron’s term) or the 51st State of the USA.
We are being led to war with China to satisfy American hegemonic interests
As the American Empire is attempting to open up another war front with China and dragging us into it, the Doomsday clock is now 10 seconds to midnight. Can we resist? The war in Ukraine is not going well for Zelensky. US involvement continues by pouring billions of dollars and armaments into Ukraine and encouraging the country’s president to fight to the last Ukrainian. The US wants to win the Ukraine War with Russia, and Russia also wants to win the war.
Discarding article 9 of the Japanese constitution is not inducive to peace in Asia Pacific
Those service personnel who died in WWII fighting against the Japanese would turn in their grave if they knew that their descendants were rearming Japan. There is no reason for any accelerated arm race or nuclear proliferation in the East Pacific. Why are we creating one? Article 9.
Joseph McCarthy smiled in his grave
McCarthyism was re-incarnated when Senator Eric Abetz asked three young Chinese Australians to “unequivocally condemn” the Chinese Communist Party. Congratulations to Chiu, Jiang and Chau for having the courage to defend themselves when bullied. Such a controversial question has attracted considerable adverse media attention and can only bring detriment to the name and reputation of Australia overseas.
Cambodia – a breakout from US encirclement - Pearls and Irritations
The encirclement of China with US and allies bases, has its roots in preventing the spread of Communism in SE Asia after WW2. At the height of the Cold War the host countries had no objections as it provided protection and income. With the emergence of China as an economic power, the bases are now used to contain China for challenging US hegemony. This time, the pundits say, US is not going to win.
Let Hong Kong people decide their own fate with China
If we want to see Hong Kong survive the One Country Two System and retain its form of democracy, then we must not interfere with their process. External influence and funding have been reported but these activities only serve to aggravate the crisis to a point of no return where the PLA may appear in the streets of Hong Kong to restore law and order. In the end game, Hong Kong people lose the One Country Two Systems.
ANTHONY PUN: The Battle of Huawei escalates with new fronts opening. - Pearls and Irritations
President Trump has upped the ante on the US-China trade war by opening several new fronts in the Battle of Huawei. These fronts are designed to kill Huawei off by banning Tech companies in supplying essential chip hardware. This has caused cancelling of software licences (Google Android) and non-purchase of Huawei equipment. With these new attacks, can Huawei survive? A view from the Chinese media seldom seen in the West is shown here and, in their view, Huawei will survive.
ANTHONY PUN. Metamorphosis of the Immigration Department to a fatal progeny?
This article relies on the materials provided by two distinguished former Deputy Secretaries of the Immigration Department in their building of the people’s immigration department and their disappointment over the last two decades. As an active community advocate on immigration matters, I also have been involved with the department over a period of 40 years. I too, shared their achievements and current disappointment.
ANTHONY PUN: Chinese Australian Community Tribute to the late Hon Bob Hawke, AC.
On 16 May 2019, the nation mourns the loss of a great Prime Minister the Hon Bob Hawk, AC. The Chinese Australian community also felt the sad loss of a great humanitarian benefactor who almost single handedly, made a decision to allow 42,000 Chinese students to remain in Australia, despite stiff opposition from his colleagues.
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